Japan Release: 1973
Running Time: 97 minutes

Lady Snowblood

Japanese Title

修羅雪姫
[Shurayukihime]

Distributor: Production:

Toho
Tokyo Eiga

A group of criminals target the Kashima couple. They first murder the husband before kidnapping and ravaging his wife, Sayo Kashima. Alive but traumatized, Sayo eventually finds herself in jail after the ordeal. Fixated on seeking vengeance, Sayo purposely gets pregnant. Her goal is to raise a child who will strike down those who wronged her family. However, Sayo passes away during childbirth. As she wished, though, her daughter, Yuki Kashima, is raised as an assassin. Devoted to the cause, Yuki's one goal is to enact revenge on the original group of criminals who attacked her mother...

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Titles
International Title -	Initial US Title Lady Snowblood US Distributor: - / Time: -
Alternate Titles
The Carnage of Lady Snow [Literal Translation]	Lady Snowblood: Blizzard from the Netherworld [UK Title]

Staff

Cast

Directed by Toshiya Fujita
Writing credits Norio Osada, Kazuo Uemura, Kazuo Koike
Produced by Kikumaru Okuda
Music by Masaaki Hirao, Meiko Kaji
Cinematography by Masaki Tamura
Film Editing by Osamu Inoue
Production Design by Kazuo Satsuya
Assistant Director Toshi Segawa

Yuki Kashima, Lady Snowblood Meiko Kaji
Ashio Ryurei, Writer Toshio Kurosawa
Tsukamoto Gishiro, Murderer Eiji Okada
Kitahama Okono, Murderer Sanae Nakahara
Takemura Banzo, Murderer Noboru Nakaya
Sayo Kashima Miyoko Akaza
Go Kashima Masaaki Daimon
Tokuichi Masakage Takeo Chii
Kobue Takemura Yoshiko Nakada
Otora Mikazuki Karou Kusuda
Daikashi Makoto Matsuzaki
Genzo Shibayama Hosei Komatsu
Dokai, Priest Ko Nishimura
Matsuemon Hitoshil Takagi
Villager Junpei Natsuki
Henchmen Kai Ato, Kenji Okura
- Akemi Negishi
- Hiroshi Hasegawa
- Susumu Kuroki
- Mayumi Maemura
- Ichiroo Kijima
- Shoichi Hirose

Posters

Japan

DVDs and Blu-rays

	Region 1 Lady Snowblood AnimEigo (2004)
	Region 1 Lady Snowblood Collection Criterion (2016)
	Region 2 Netherworlds Snow Lady Toho (2004)
	Region 4 Lady Snowblood Madman (2005)
	Blu-ray Lady Snowblood Collection Criterion (2016)

Pictures

Background and Trivia

Was registered at the US copyright office on December 20th, 2001, under the registration number PA0001089836. The Tokyo Eiga Company was noted as the copyright claimant and used the titles Lady Snowblood, Snow of Blood and the Romaji title Shurayukihime.
Followed up by the sequel Lady Snowblood 2 (1974).

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